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href="#my-third-story-is-about-death" class="header-anchor">#</a> My third story is about death.</h4> <p>我的第三个故事是关于死亡的。</p> <h4 id="when-i-was-17-i-read-a-quote-that-went-something-like-if-you-live-each-day-as-if-it-was-your-last-someday-you-ll-most-certainly-be-right"><a href="#when-i-was-17-i-read-a-quote-that-went-something-like-if-you-live-each-day-as-if-it-was-your-last-someday-you-ll-most-certainly-be-right" class="header-anchor">#</a> When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like:&quot;If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right.&quot;</h4> <p>17岁那年，我读到了一句话，是这样说的：“如果你把每一天当作生命中最后一天来过，总有一天你会如愿以偿的。”</p> <h4 id="it-made-an-impression-on-me-and-since-then-for-the-past-33-years-i-have-looked-in-the-mirror-every-morning-and-asked-myself-if-today-were-the-last-day-of-my-life-would-i-want-to-do-what-i-am-about-to-do-today"><a href="#it-made-an-impression-on-me-and-since-then-for-the-past-33-years-i-have-looked-in-the-mirror-every-morning-and-asked-myself-if-today-were-the-last-day-of-my-life-would-i-want-to-do-what-i-am-about-to-do-today" class="header-anchor">#</a> It made an <code>impression</code> on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself:&quot;If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?&quot;</h4> <p>这句话给我留下了深刻的印象，从那时起，33年过去了，每天早晨我都会对着镜子问自己：“如果几天是我生命的最后一天，我还会做今天想做的事情吗？”</p> <h4 id="and-whenever-the-answer-has-been-no-for-to-many-days-in-a-row-i-know-i-need-to-change-something"><a href="#and-whenever-the-answer-has-been-no-for-to-many-days-in-a-row-i-know-i-need-to-change-something" class="header-anchor">#</a> And whenever the answer has been &quot;No&quot; for to many days in a row, I know I need to change something.</h4> <p>如果连续很多天我的回答都是“不”的时候，我知道我应该有所改变了。</p> <h4 id="remembering-that-i-ll-be-dead-soon-is-the-most-important-tool-i-ve-ever-encountered-to-help-me-make-the-big-choices-in-life"><a href="#remembering-that-i-ll-be-dead-soon-is-the-most-important-tool-i-ve-ever-encountered-to-help-me-make-the-big-choices-in-life" class="header-anchor">#</a> Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever <code>encountered</code> to help me make the big choices in life.</h4> <p>记住你将会很快死去，是我遇到最有力的工具，来帮助我做生命中一些重要的决定。</p> <h4 id="because-almost-everything-all-external-expectations-all-pride-all-fear-of-embarrassment-or-failure-these-things-just-fall-away-in-the-face-of-death-leaving-only-what-is-trully-important"><a href="#because-almost-everything-all-external-expectations-all-pride-all-fear-of-embarrassment-or-failure-these-things-just-fall-away-in-the-face-of-death-leaving-only-what-is-trully-important" class="header-anchor">#</a> Because almost everything -- all <code>external</code> expectations, all pride, all fear of <code>embarrassment</code> or failure -- these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is trully important.</h4> <p>因为几乎所有的事，所有别人的期待、骄傲和所有对失败和尴尬的恐惧，这些在死亡面前都会消失，留下的才是真正重要的东西。</p> <h4 id="remembering-that-you-are-going-to-die-is-the-best-way-i-know-to-avoid-the-trap-of-thinking-you-have-something-to-lose"><a href="#remembering-that-you-are-going-to-die-is-the-best-way-i-know-to-avoid-the-trap-of-thinking-you-have-something-to-lose" class="header-anchor">#</a> Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.</h4> <p>记住你将随时会死去，是我知道的避免患得患失最好的方法。</p> <h4 id="you-are-already-naked-there-is-no-reason-not-to-follow-your-heart"><a href="#you-are-already-naked-there-is-no-reason-not-to-follow-your-heart" class="header-anchor">#</a> You are already <code>naked</code>. There is no reason not to follow your heart.</h4> <p>你已经一无所有了，没理由不跟着自己的感觉走。</p> <h4 id="about-a-year-ago-i-was-diagnosed-with-cancer"><a href="#about-a-year-ago-i-was-diagnosed-with-cancer" class="header-anchor">#</a> About a year ago I was <code>diagnosed</code> with cancer.</h4> <p>大概在一年前，我被诊出患有癌症。</p> <h4 id="i-had-a-scan-at-7-30-in-the-morning-and-it-clearly-showed-a-tumor-on-my-pancreas-i-didn-t-even-know-what-a-pancreas-was"><a href="#i-had-a-scan-at-7-30-in-the-morning-and-it-clearly-showed-a-tumor-on-my-pancreas-i-didn-t-even-know-what-a-pancreas-was" class="header-anchor">#</a> I had a scan at 7:30 in the morning, and it clearly showed a <code>tumor</code> on my <code>pancreas</code>. I didn't even know what a pancreas was.</h4> <p>那天早上7:30，我做了一个扫描检查，结果清晰的说明我的胰腺上有一个肿瘤。在那之前我甚至都不知道胰腺是什么。</p> <h4 id="the-doctors-told-me-this-was-almost-certainly-a-type-of-cancer-that-is-incurable-and-that-i-should-expect-to-live-no-longer-than-three-to-six-months"><a href="#the-doctors-told-me-this-was-almost-certainly-a-type-of-cancer-that-is-incurable-and-that-i-should-expect-to-live-no-longer-than-three-to-six-months" class="header-anchor">#</a> The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that is <code>incurable</code>, and that I should expect to live no longer than three to six months.</h4> <p>医生告诉我这几乎是一种无法治愈的癌症，我最多还能再活三到六个月。</p> <h4 id="my-doctor-advised-me-to-go-home-and-get-my-affairs-in-order-which-is-doctor-s-code-for-prepare-to-die"><a href="#my-doctor-advised-me-to-go-home-and-get-my-affairs-in-order-which-is-doctor-s-code-for-prepare-to-die" class="header-anchor">#</a> My doctor advised me to go home and get my <code>affairs</code> in order, which is doctor's code for prepare to die.</h4> <p>医生建议我回家把一切事情安排好，其实就是暗示我准备后事。</p> <h4 id="it-means-to-try-and-tell-your-kids-everything-you-thought-you-d-have-the-next-ten-years-to-tell-them-in-just-a-few-months"><a href="#it-means-to-try-and-tell-your-kids-everything-you-thought-you-d-have-the-next-ten-years-to-tell-them-in-just-a-few-months" class="header-anchor">#</a> It means to try and tell your kids everything you thought you'd have the next ten years to tell them in just a few months.</h4> <p>这意味着你将要在未来十几年对孩子说的话要在几个月里嘱咐完。</p> <h4 id="it-means-to-make-sure-everything-is-buttoned-up-so-that-it-will-be-as-easy-as-possible-for-your-family-it-means-to-say-your-goodbyes"><a href="#it-means-to-make-sure-everything-is-buttoned-up-so-that-it-will-be-as-easy-as-possible-for-your-family-it-means-to-say-your-goodbyes" class="header-anchor">#</a> It means to make sure everything is buttoned up so that it will be as easy as possible for your family. It means to say your goodbyes.</h4> <p>这意味着把每件事都安排妥当，让你的家人能生活的轻松些。意味着要说再见了。</p> <h4 id="i-lived-with-that-diagnosis-all-day"><a href="#i-lived-with-that-diagnosis-all-day" class="header-anchor">#</a> I lived with that diagnosis all day.</h4> <p>我整天心里想的都是那个诊断书。</p> <h4 id="later-that-evening-i-had-a-biopsy-where-they-stuck-an-endoscope-down-my-throat-through-my-stomach-and-into-my-intestines-put-a-needle-into-my-pancreas-and-got-a-few-cells-from-the-tumor"><a href="#later-that-evening-i-had-a-biopsy-where-they-stuck-an-endoscope-down-my-throat-through-my-stomach-and-into-my-intestines-put-a-needle-into-my-pancreas-and-got-a-few-cells-from-the-tumor" class="header-anchor">#</a> Later that evening I had a <code>biopsy</code>, where they <code>stuck</code> an <code>endoscope</code> down my <code>throat</code>, through my <code>stomach</code> and into my <code>intestines</code>, put a needle into my pancreas and got a few cells from the tumor.</h4> <p>后来一天晚上我做了一个切片检查，医生将一个内镜通过我的喉咙伸进我的胃，然后进入我的肠子，用一根针在我的胰腺的肿瘤上取下了细胞。</p> <h4 id="i-was-sedated-but-my-wife-who-was-there-told-me-that-when-they-viewed-the-cells-under-a-microscope-the-doctors-started-crying-because-it-turned-out-to-be-a-very-rare-form-of-pancreatic-cancer-that-is-curable-with-surgery"><a href="#i-was-sedated-but-my-wife-who-was-there-told-me-that-when-they-viewed-the-cells-under-a-microscope-the-doctors-started-crying-because-it-turned-out-to-be-a-very-rare-form-of-pancreatic-cancer-that-is-curable-with-surgery" class="header-anchor">#</a> I was <code>sedated</code>, but my wife, who was there, told me that when they viewed the cells under a microscope the doctors started crying because it turned out to be a very <code>rare</code> form of pancreatic cancer that is curable with <code>surgery</code>.</h4> <p>我当时被麻醉了，但我的妻子在那里。后来她告诉我，当时医生在显微镜下观察到这些细胞的时候叫了起来，因为这是一种罕见的可以通过手术治疗的胰腺癌。</p> <h4 id="i-had-the-surgery-and-thankfully-i-m-fine-now"><a href="#i-had-the-surgery-and-thankfully-i-m-fine-now" class="header-anchor">#</a> I had the surgery and thankfully I'm fine now.</h4> <p>于是我做了手术，现在我已经痊愈了。</p> <h4 id="this-was-the-closest-i-ve-been-to-facing-death-and-i-hope-it-s-the-closest-i-get-for-a-few-more-decades"><a href="#this-was-the-closest-i-ve-been-to-facing-death-and-i-hope-it-s-the-closest-i-get-for-a-few-more-decades" class="header-anchor">#</a> This was the closest I've been to facing death, and I hope it's the closest I get for a few more decades.</h4> <p>那是我离死亡最近的一次，我也希望这是未来几十年最接近的一次。</p> <h4 id="having-lived-throught-it-i-can-now-say-this-to-you-with-a-bit-more-certainty-than-when-death-was-a-useful-but-purely-intellectual-concept-no-one-wants-to-die"><a href="#having-lived-throught-it-i-can-now-say-this-to-you-with-a-bit-more-certainty-than-when-death-was-a-useful-but-purely-intellectual-concept-no-one-wants-to-die" class="header-anchor">#</a> Having lived throught it, I can now say this to you with a bit more certainty than when death was a useful but <code>purely</code> <code>intellectual</code> <code>concept</code>: No one wants to die.</h4> <p>有了这次经历后，谈论起死亡并不再是纯粹的知识方面的的概念，我可以确定的告诉你，没有人想死。</p> <h4 id="even-people-who-want-to-go-to-heaven-don-t-want-to-die-to-get-there"><a href="#even-people-who-want-to-go-to-heaven-don-t-want-to-die-to-get-there" class="header-anchor">#</a> Even people who want to go to heaven don't want to die to get there.</h4> <p>即便有人想去天堂，也不愿意通过死去到那里。</p> <h4 id="and-yet-death-is-the-destination-we-all-share-no-one-has-ever-eacaped-it"><a href="#and-yet-death-is-the-destination-we-all-share-no-one-has-ever-eacaped-it" class="header-anchor">#</a> And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever eacaped it.</h4> <p>然而死亡是我们共同的归宿，没人能逃脱。</p> <h4 id="and-that-is-as-it-should-be-because-death-is-very-likely-the-single-best-invention-of-life"><a href="#and-that-is-as-it-should-be-because-death-is-very-likely-the-single-best-invention-of-life" class="header-anchor">#</a> And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of life.</h4> <p>我们注定会死，死亡或许是生命最好的一项发明。</p> <h4 id="it-is-life-s-change-agent-it-clears-out-the-old-to-make-for-the-new"><a href="#it-is-life-s-change-agent-it-clears-out-the-old-to-make-for-the-new" class="header-anchor">#</a> It is life's change agent. It clears out the old to make for the new.</h4> <p>它是生命推进的动力，除旧迎新。</p> <h2 id="生词统计"><a href="#生词统计" class="header-anchor">#</a> 生词统计</h2> <table><thead><tr><th>单词</th> <th>音标</th> <th>翻译</th></tr></thead> <tbody><tr><td>impress</td> <td>ɪm'prɛs</td> <td>v. 盖印、强征、传送； n. 印象、印记、特征、痕迹</td></tr> <tr><td>encounter</td> <td>ɪn'kaʊntɚ</td> <td>v. 遭遇、邂逅、遇见； n. 偶遇、偶然碰见</td></tr> <tr><td>external</td> <td>ɪkˈstərnəl</td> <td>n. 外部、外观、外面； adj. 外部的、表面的</td></tr> <tr><td>embarrass</td> <td>ɪm'bærəs</td> <td>v. 使局促不安、使困窘、阻碍</td></tr> <tr><td>naked</td> <td>'nekɪd</td> <td>adj. 裸体的、无装饰的、无证据的</td></tr> <tr><td>diagnose</td> <td>daɪəɡ'nos</td> <td>v. 诊断、断定</td></tr> <tr><td>tumor</td> <td>tjʊmɚ</td> <td>n. 肿瘤、肿块</td></tr> <tr><td>pancreas</td> <td>'pæŋkrɪəs</td> <td>n. 胰腺</td></tr> <tr><td>incurable</td> <td>ɪn'kjʊrəbl</td> <td>n. 患不治之症者、不能治愈的人；adj. 不能治愈的、无药可救的</td></tr> <tr><td>affair</td> <td>ə'fɛr</td> <td>n. 事情、事务、私事</td></tr> <tr><td>biopsy</td> <td>'baɪɑpsi</td> <td>n. 活组织检查、切片检查法</td></tr> <tr><td>stuck</td> <td>'stʌk</td> <td>v. 刺； adj. 被卡住的、不能动的</td></tr> <tr><td>endoscope</td> <td>ˈendəskəʊp</td> <td>n. 内镜、内窥镜、内腔镜</td></tr> <tr><td>throat</td> <td>θrot</td> <td>n. 喉咙、嗓子、嗓音； v. 开沟于、用喉音说</td></tr> <tr><td>stomach</td> <td>'stʌmək</td> <td>n. 胃、腹部、胃口； v. 忍受</td></tr> <tr><td>intestine</td> <td>ɪn'tɛstɪn</td> <td>n. 肠； adj. 内部的、国内的</td></tr> <tr><td>sedate</td> <td>sɪ'deɪt</td> <td>v. 给...服镇静剂； adj. 安静的、沉着的</td></tr> <tr><td>rare</td> <td>rɛr</td> <td>adj. 稀有的、稀薄的、半熟的；v. 用后退站起、渴望</td></tr> <tr><td>surgery</td> <td>'sɝdʒəri</td> <td>n. 外科、外科手术、手术室</td></tr> <tr><td>purely</td> <td>'pjʊrli</td> <td>adj. 纯粹地、仅仅、只不过、完全的</td></tr> <tr><td>intellectual</td> <td>ɪntə'lɛktʃuəl</td> <td>n. 知识分子、凭理智做事者； adj. 智力的、聪明的</td></tr> <tr><td>concept</td> <td>'kɑnsɛpt</td> <td>n. 观念、概念</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="原文阅读"><a href="#原文阅读" class="header-anchor">#</a> 原文阅读</h2> <p>My third story is about death.</p> <p>When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like:&quot;If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right.&quot;</p> <p>It made an inpression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself:&quot;If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?&quot;</p> <p>And whenever the answer has been &quot;No&quot; for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.</p> <p>Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life.</p> <p>Because almost everything -- all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure -- these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.</p> <p>Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.</p> <p>You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.</p> <p>About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer.</p> <p>I had a scan at 7:30 in the morning, and it clearly showed a tumor on my pancreas. I didn't even know what a pancreas was.</p> <p>The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that is incurable, and that I should expect to live no longer than three to six months.</p> <p>My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is doctor's code for prepare to die.</p> <p>It means to try and tell your kids everything you thought you'd have the next ten years to tell them in just a few months.</p> <p>It means to make sure everything is buttoned up so that it will be as easy as possible for your family. It means to say your goodbyes.</p> <p>I lived with that diagnosis all day.</p> <p>Later that evening I had a biopsy, where they stuck an endoscope down my throat, through my stomach and into my intestines, put a needle into my pancreas and got a few cells from the tumor.</p> <p>I was sedated, but my wife, who was there, told me that when they viewed the cells under a microscope the doctors started crying because it turned out to be a very rare form of pancreatic cancer that is curable with surgery.</p> <p>I had the surgery and thankfully I'm fine now.</p> <p>This was the closest I've been to facing death, and I hope it's the closest I get for a few more decades.</p> <p>Having lived through it, I can now say this to you with a bit more certainty than when death was a useful but purely intellectual concept: No one wants to die.</p> <p>Even people who want to go to heaven don't want to die to get there.</p> <p>And yet death is the destination we all share. 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